Top 84 Music Albums of 1980
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- Chart updated: 04/30/2025 23:15
- (Created: 10/29/2013 11:38).
- Chart size: 84 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 10/29/2013]
Year of Release:
1980
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Rank Score:
27,761
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Comments:
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Year of Release:
1980
Appears in:
Rank Score:
2,739
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Comments:
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Year of Release:
1980
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Rank Score:
4,102
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Year of Release:
1980
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Rank Score:
1,064
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[First added to this chart: 11/01/2013]
Total albums: 84. Page 1 of 9
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Top 84 Music Albums of 1980 composition
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Grotesk | 2 | 2% | |
| The Cure | 2 | 2% | |
| Kevin Coyne | 2 | 2% | |
| Slapp Happy | 1 | 1% | |
| Moebius & Plank | 1 | 1% | |
| The Rolling Stones | 1 | 1% | |
| David Bowie | 1 | 1% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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24 | 29% | |
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21 | 25% | |
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20 | 24% | |
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6 | 7% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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1 | 1% | |
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Top 84 Music Albums of 1980 chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
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 Up 1 from 60th to 59th2 by Hans-A-Plast |
| Up 1 from 59th to 58th No Fright by Live Wire |
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| Down 2 from 58th to 60th Los Angeles by X (US) |
| Down 1 from 70th to 71st Live by Fleetwood Mac |
| Down 1 from 71st to 72nd Kerrs Pink by Kerrs Pink |
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 90/100  | 10/05/2016 11:57 |  Leonard | | 88/100 |
| 90/100 | 07/23/2014 01:58 | skrapoel | | 92/100 |
| 95/100 | 02/20/2014 16:16 |  greatson | | 80/100 |
| 95/100 | 12/05/2013 07:27 |  benpaco | | 85/100 |
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From greatson 02/20/2014 16:16
greatson 02/20/2014 16:16
Thanks to indroduce me to "Events" by Eberhard Schoener!
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| 3. Iron Maiden | |
| 4. Bruce Springsteen | |
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